Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-05
LOCAL BREYITIES.
Measles are said to be an epidemic
Woodland.

went up the river yesterday.
! The river continues to rise, and at pres
ent marks feet inches above low-Water
mark.
The "school MANS all like beard, it
matters but little upon whose face it
grows.
Grove L. johnson is quite seriously i'll.
| Yesterday very little hopes of his recovery
were entertained.
The Governor has appointed John H.
Patty, Commissioner of Deeds for Califor-
mia, to reside at Honolulu.
| About twenty carloads of beef cattle and
goats passed through to the Bay on the
overland freight yesterday.
The case of C. Koenig, for assault to
murder, will come up for further hearing
in the Superior Court to-day.
Five boys were arrested Saturday night
for creating a noise about the theater.
They are entered on the slate as disturbing
the peace.
One day last week while hunting in Dry
Creek, George Fithian killed mammoth
eagle which measured nearly six feet from
tip to tip of wings.
A steam boiler and engine were brought
up from the Bay on the steamer San Joa-
quin Saturday for the Capital Pottery at
Thirtieth and X streets.
w. T. Beville, Sheriff of Colusa county,
writes to Chief Dillman requesting him to
arrest on sight man named 81. Y. Dixon,
who is wanted for murder.
The Yolo Nail, in replying to an article
in contemporary, says his brother editor
"gets his figures tangled worse than d
Sacramento School Director"
Dr. Huntington, in his speech the other
night, said that filling the slough would
decrease the death rate. Neighber, that be-
ing the case, how will you vote?
Thomas Norman, a Norwegian, about so
years old, is missing. He was an employee
in the freight sheds of this city, and resided
on Fifth stree, between NJ and n.
The Governor has offered a reward of
$500 for the rearrest and delivery to the
Warden of San Quentin Of G. II. Thorn,
alias Dorsey, who escaped from prison ON
December LIST.
Warden Shirley, of the California State
Prison, has offered a reward of 500 for the
arrest and return of Charles H. Thorn, alias
Dorsey, who escaped from that institution
a few days ago.
The man who cares so little for the pub
lie health that he will not vote for the
slough tax levy, will be the first to flee the
city when the small ox breaks out in the
Chinese quarters.
In Department Two of the Superior
Court Saturday, August Kraushaar, ma
tive OF Germany, was admitted to citizen
ship on the testimony of E. Gerber and
Fred. Holzhauser.
Yesterday Chief Dillman, pursuant to
instructions by the Police Commissioners
made an order that all members of the
force should wear their uniforms, helmets
and all, while on duty.
Leon Chapman, an employee of Fred
Mason, the shirt manufacturer, is reported
to have skipped. He was in the habit of
driving and also collecting. The weeks
collection is about $50 short
Cones detective agency offers a reward
for the arrest and detention of Albert E.
Mosely for grand larceney. Moselv is the
man who is accused by his wife, formerly
Miss Hattie Coffee, of beating her.
1t is reported that two of the Harland
jurors engaged in little fistic argument
Friday night, which goes to indicate that
there was strong diversity of opinion
among at least some of the twelve.
The Governor has appointed and COM
| mlssloned the following members of the
| Board of Agricultural Directors for District
No. 6: Charles A. Richardson, n. A.
Coyarrubias, Alfred Workman, all of Los
Angeles.
The Woodland Democrat says the solid
men of that town are asleep. They will
wake up some day, yawn, talk wooden mill
for day or two, then go to sleep again.
How much they resemble Sacramento's
solid men. They are all descendants of
Rip Van Wrinkle.
The crossings at Front and | and Second
and | streets, on account of heavy travel
| thereon, are very muddy. What is the
matter with having the TRUSTEES" at the
city prison clean the crossings once or
twice day fol the convenience of the per-
ambulating public.
DR.. NJ. w. Hicks, the we'll known horse
man and breeder, sustained quite a severe
stroke of paralysis last Wednesday, and his
| friends entertained but little hope of his
recovery, but he has now so much i'm
proved that it is thought he will soon De
able to be out again.
A man named Henry Mosin entered a
| J-street restaurant Saturday in partly in
| toXicated condition and not being satisfied
with the fare set before him, vented his
spleen by kicking over the table and smash
ing things generally. He was arrested by
officer Mccormack for malicious mischief
Industrial Lodge, No. 157, l. o. o. F.,
has elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: J. T. burlington, n. G.; J.
n. Moore, V. g.; E. B. Hussey, R. S.;
James Ferguson, Permanent Secretary /;
James Stewart, Treasurer. Trustees of the
| Lodge, George Murray, S. NJ. Keifer and Z.
B. Hussey.
Gait Lodge No. SO, knights of Pythias,
| has elected the following officers to serve
the ensuing term: c. c., James Wright ;
Y. c., William Suter; P, John Her: NJ. of
F., W. H. Meacham; NJ of E., Ed. E.
Wright; X. of r. and s., S. NJ Fulton,
reelected; NJ. at A., H. Oxender reelected
Trustee L. T. Scott.
VIM. Hughes, a roomer in the Grand
Hotel, complained to the police that his
| room had been robbed on the Sd inst. of
| brown vest, silver watchchain and $40 20 in
coin. He suspected a man named AL
Sherman of having committed the theft
and he was accordingly arrested and
| charged with the crime.
Judge Armstrong Saturday denied the
petition of ]. T. Cardwell for temporary
writ restraining the Supervisors from
building a bridge across the American river
without draw at Twelfth street. He will
give decision on the demurrer some time
this week. If the demurrer should he sus-
tanned it will end the matter, otherwise the
case will have to be tried on its merits.
A certain county official has sacrificed
every shadow of chance of Office in the fu-
ture should woman suffrage come into
vogue. To-day, says the Woodland Demo.
crat of Saturday, in referring to the ladies
present in the Courtroom during the
speech of A. L. Hart, he said: Yes, of
course the ladies were greatly interested in
the speech, bnt | noticed that when Mr..
Hart was mounting his loftiest flights of
eloquence, three-fourths of the ladies in
the room had their eyes centered upon
lady who had just entered and who wore
new hat